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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics Archive
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![(first posted 7/22/2013) Every once in a while a person needs a good challenge to liven themselves up. As humans are so prone to being creatures of habit, keeping things […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0241.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Sales Lot Classic: 1953 Kaiser Dragon – A Problem Is Simply An Opportunity In Work Clothes")
Sales Lot Classic: 1953 Kaiser Dragon – A Problem Is Simply An Opportunity In Work Clothes
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 65 Comments(first posted 7/22/2013) Every once in a while a person needs a good challenge to liven themselves up. As humans are so prone to being creatures of habit, keeping things […] -
![(first posted 8/11/2011) From tiny acorns grow mighty oak trees. The 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 planted the seed that grew into the best-selling Cutlass Supreme. Unfortunately, during the 1980s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cutlass-GM-10-002-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 13: 1992 Cutlass Supreme – How The Mighty Have Fallen")
CCCCC Part 13: 1992 Cutlass Supreme – How The Mighty Have Fallen
Posted on February 24, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 8/11/2011) From tiny acorns grow mighty oak trees. The 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 planted the seed that grew into the best-selling Cutlass Supreme. Unfortunately, during the 1980s […] -
![(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-13-064-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death")
CCCCC Part 12: 1982 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe – A Classic Death
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 7/29/2011) Is the final version of the RWD Cutlass Coupe a Classic? Not exactly in the definition of the CCCA. More like CC, as in Coca […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-139-055-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville")
CCCCC #11: 1980-1987 Cutlass Supreme Sedan – The Oldsmobile Seville
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 85 Comments(first posted 6/23/2011) There were benefits to being GM. Rush out on stage in a bold new outfit, and get laughed right off it? No problem, just run […] -
![(first posted 2/13/2011) The Complete Cutlass Chronicles are about the rise and fall of the house of Cutlass. And here we are, at the very zenith of the Cutlass […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-63-004-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 10: 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Supremely Popular, With Certain Exceptions")
CCCCC Part 10: 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham: Supremely Popular, With Certain Exceptions
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 66 Comments(first posted 2/13/2011) The Complete Cutlass Chronicles are about the rise and fall of the house of Cutlass. And here we are, at the very zenith of the Cutlass […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LF-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Chevette – An Econobox For Garden-Variety Americans
Posted on February 21, 2024 | 158 Comments(first posted 2/21/2018) If one were to hold a competition for cars that get little respect, Chevette might win the grand prize. It was cheap, no-frills transportation that sold […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2011) Your question in today’s class of GM’s Deadly Sins 101 will be to answer the following question: just what was it that inspired the failed Aerobacks? Everything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-59-020-800-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 9: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – We Don’t Want No Stinkin’ Fastbacks")
CCCCC Part 9: 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon – We Don’t Want No Stinkin’ Fastbacks
Posted on February 20, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 5/6/2011) Your question in today’s class of GM’s Deadly Sins 101 will be to answer the following question: just what was it that inspired the failed Aerobacks? Everything […] -
![(first posted 4/21/2011) What a coup! Here they are, America’s sweethearts, that jumped right to the top of the sales charts. In 1976, the Cutlass line was the number […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-5-075-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 8: Cutlass Supreme And Brougham Coupes – Absolute Supremacy")
CCCCC Part 8: Cutlass Supreme And Brougham Coupes – Absolute Supremacy
Posted on February 19, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 4/21/2011) What a coup! Here they are, America’s sweethearts, that jumped right to the top of the sales charts. In 1976, the Cutlass line was the number […] -
![(first posted 4/14/2011. CCCCC stands for the Curbside Classic Complete Cutlass Chronicles) The Colonnades were literally a huge surprise, and on so many levels. As I recounted in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-132-118-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 7: 1975 Cutlass Supreme Colonnade Sedan – The 216″ Long Surprise")
CCCCC Part 7: 1975 Cutlass Supreme Colonnade Sedan – The 216″ Long Surprise
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted 4/14/2011. CCCCC stands for the Curbside Classic Complete Cutlass Chronicles) The Colonnades were literally a huge surprise, and on so many levels. As I recounted in the […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2013) The desire to distinguish ourselves from the masses with a bit of fashion, flair and style is irrepressible, one that automotive custom coach builders long exploited. Their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CC-140-079-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1970 Karmann Ghia – The Fairest Volkswagen Of Them All")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Karmann Ghia – The Fairest Volkswagen Of Them All
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 96 Comments(first posted 9/28/2013) The desire to distinguish ourselves from the masses with a bit of fashion, flair and style is irrepressible, one that automotive custom coach builders long exploited. Their […] -
![(first posted 3/31/2011) What the hell is a colonnade anyway? And what’s it got to do with a car? Those were the second and third things that popped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-35-074-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 6: 1976 Cutlass Colonnade Coupe – Expletive Deleted")
CCCCC Part 6: 1976 Cutlass Colonnade Coupe – Expletive Deleted
Posted on February 17, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 3/31/2011) What the hell is a colonnade anyway? And what’s it got to do with a car? Those were the second and third things that popped […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2011) Here it is, the supreme formula that took the American market by storm. It started out very modestly; some 68k Cutlass Supreme coupes were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-53-068-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 5: 1970 Cutlass Supreme Coupe – A New Supreme Era Begins")
CCCCC Part 5: 1970 Cutlass Supreme Coupe – A New Supreme Era Begins
Posted on February 16, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/24/2011) Here it is, the supreme formula that took the American market by storm. It started out very modestly; some 68k Cutlass Supreme coupes were […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2011) 1970 marks a turning point in so many ways, especially for GM cars and the Olds Cutlass. The last year for high compression engines, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-22-017-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 4: 1970 Cutlass S Coupe – The End Of An Era")
CCCCC Part 4: 1970 Cutlass S Coupe – The End Of An Era
Posted on February 15, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 3/24/2011) 1970 marks a turning point in so many ways, especially for GM cars and the Olds Cutlass. The last year for high compression engines, it […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2011) We’ve given both Ford (with its 1965 LTD) and Pontiac (with its 1964 Brougham) lots of props for being pioneers of the Great Brougham Epoch. But Oldsmobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-201-094-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCCCC Part 3 (1966 -1967): 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – America’s Love Supreme Starts Here")
CCCCC Part 3 (1966 -1967): 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – America’s Love Supreme Starts Here
Posted on February 14, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 3/17/2011) We’ve given both Ford (with its 1965 LTD) and Pontiac (with its 1964 Brougham) lots of props for being pioneers of the Great Brougham Epoch. But Oldsmobile […] -
![(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-130-059-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…")
Classic Curbside Classic: 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe (CCCCC Part 2 – 1964-1965) From Modest Beginnings…
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 57 Comments(First posted 3/10/2011. The original featured car in this post was a ’64 F-85 coupe. But since then, I found this ’65 Cutlass, so the pictures have changed, as well […]
